Early Leavers Survey

What is an Early Leaver?  Students or potential students who were registered at a post-secondary institution but did not complete their program.

The Ministry of Advanced Education wondered if they could learn more about the reasons these individuals didn't return to their post-secondary studies, and contracted Prairie Research Associates (PRA) Inc., an independent research firm, to develop and conduct this study. The participants in this survey were registered at a post-secondary institution within Saskatchewan in 2015-16, but didn't return to that institution in 2016-17. This was the first survey of this kind done province-wide. From mid December 2018 to early March 2019, individuals were surveyed on-line and by telephone.

The resulting report, "Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Early Leavers" File (1.4 MB) can be accessed here.

More information about the Ministry of Advanced Education can be obtained by accessing their site.